> On the contrary, many of these people have PhDs, have been leading research agendas in this field for decades, have been in senior leadership roles for a long

> On the contrary, many of these people have PhDs, have been leading research agendas in this field for decades, have been in senior leadership roles for a long time, have launched successful products, etc. etc. Society should definitely hear from those whose careers depend on continued AI research (and I fall into this group myself), but we are a hopelessly biased group. Advancements in AI are going to change everyone's lives, so everyone deserves a say in this. For the last 20-30 years tech has raced ahead of our government and civic processes and we're starting to feel the consequences of that. New technologies are being experienced by people as changes that are inflicted upon them instead of new options open to them. They might have very little understanding of the technology, but everyone is the expert on what impact it is having on their lives. That's something that we shouldn't ignore.